Rand, AddisonSouthpaw Fly Hawk (Author Signed)New York , NY The Junior Literary Guild and Longmans, Green, and Co. 1952 First Impression Hardcover Very Good in Good dust jacket Illustrated by Wiliam B. Ricketts Signed by AuthorRed Cover with white print. End papers show sun fading. Bookplate is an original bookplate from the authors library Adolph C. Regli. The book also has the signature of Addison Rand with the signature of Adolph Regli just below it on endpaper NOT the bookplate. Authors real name was Adolph C. Regli and pen name was Addison Rand. Contents clean and tight. Dust has minor chips and soiling, but now in mylar protective cover. Red cover with Black print and the illustration of batter by W Ricketts. Dust spine shows sun fading but cover and back are bright. Very Rare - Double signed edition. We provide delivery tracking on US orders. ; Drawings; 8vo; 183 pages; p; Signed by Author Price:
39.97 USD

Rapp, Marvin A.Canal Water and Whiskey (Author Signed)Buffalo, NY The Heritage Press 1992 1878097075 First Edition; Various paperback Very Good with no dust jacket Signed by AuthorInscribed by author. Fully Indexed. We provide delivery tracking on US orders. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 398 pages; Signed by Author Price:
17.97 USD

Raskob, John JakobRaskob-green Record BookClaymont, DE Archmere 1921 PhotoCopy Only; First Impression Manila Folder or Binder Good with no dust jacket Photocopy of this scarce work.. Illustrated charts and photographs. Has been bound in a notebook. We provide delivery tracking on US orders. ; Photocopy Only; Photographs and illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 144 pages Price:
12.97 USD

Rattermann, H. A.; Tolzmann, Don HeinrichA German Regiment Among the French Auxiliary Troops of the American Revolutionary War H. A. Rattermann's HistoryClearfield Co 1999 0806349107 Various Paperback Fine with no dust jacket Green booklet looks new. Very clean contents. Book now in archival sleeve to protect condition.While it is widely known that German soldiers from Hesse (Hessians) fought on the British side of the American Revolution, it is less well known that among our French allied forces were a number of German units. For example, more than half of the 300 men recruited in France by Lafayette in 1779 hailed from Alsace-Lorraine and southwestern Germany. According to one authority, it is possible that the German enrollment in the French cause may have equaled the figure of 30,000 ascribed to Germans among the British forces. One such unit of German soldiers was the Royal German Regiment Zweibrucken, or Deux-Ponts, led by Prince Christian von Zweibrucken. The Royal German Regiment Zweibrucken is the focal point of this publication, which is based upon a heretofore unpublished manuscript by H.A. Rattermann found among the papers in the Rattermann Collection at the University of Illinois-Urbana by the noted German-American authority, Don Heinrich Tolzmann, who also edited the manuscript for publication. Rattermann's account follows Prince Zweibrucken and his charges from April 15, 1780, when they sailed for America. After landing in Newport, Rhode Island on July 11, Zweibrucken's unit encamped at various places in New England. During the spring and summer of the following year, Deux-Ponts was instrumental in launching feint attacks against British General Henry Clinton's forces in New York, while a large American army was beginning to amass against Cornwallis in Virginia. The German unit eventually arrived in Williamsburg on September 26, 1781, and from October 14-17, contributed to the U.S. victory at Yorktown--ironically by fighting directly opposite Hessian forces. Augmenting the account of Prince Zweibrucken's auxiliary forces are an extensive bibliography devoted to the German role in the Revolution, an itemization of a handful of other German allied units, and a clarifying Introduction and Conclusion on the German and German-American presence in this great conflict. Dr. Tolzmann has made a valuable contribution to the literature of the American War for Independence by bringing this manuscript to the light of day. Scarce. ; 0.3 x 8.2 x 5.3 Inches; 60 pages Price:
18.97 USD

Rattray, Everett T.The South Fork The Land and the People of Eastern Long IslandNew York , NY Random House 1979 0394418603 Hardcover Very Good in Good dust jacket Illustrated by Dohanos, Peter Signed by AuthorGreen cover. Dust in brodart mylar protective cover! Signed by author and illustrator. Fully Indexed. We provide delivery tracking on US orders. ; Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 228 pages Price:
15.18 USD

Rawlings, Marjorie KinnanThe YearlingNew York, NY Charles Scribner's Sons 1938 First Edition; First Impression Hardcover Very Good- with no dust jacket Illustrated by Edward Shenton Cover is buff colored with green print. Light soiling and usual glue "bleed through" in creases of spine. Has Scribners "A" and Scribners stamp at bottom on reverse side of title page. Dust has some rubs and a small tear on back and is now in brodart maylar cover. Book cover does not have the typical "dirtty gutter" and looks very good. Small rubs to bottom edge. Contents clean with only a gift inscription written in pencil. We provide delivery tracking on US orders. Rare.; Decorations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 428 pages; Price:
249.97 USD

Ray, Anna ChapinTeddy En Fort Aelling For SmaapikerKristiania, Norway N. W. Damm & Son 1908 First Impression Hardcover Good with no dust jacket Written in Norwegian. A story for little girls. Some soiling to cover and foxing to pages. We provide delivery tracking on US orders. Price:
9.97 USD

Reagan, MichaelThe City on a hill Fulfilling Ronald Reagan's vision for AmericaUnited States Thomas Nelson Publisher 1997 0785272364 First Edition; First Impression Hardcover Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket Signed by AuthorAs new condition. Signed and dated on title page by author. Dust jacket now in Brodart mylar protective (clear) cover. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 275 pages; Signed by Author Price:
11.97 USD

Reagan, NancyMy Turn The Memoirs of Nancy Reagan (Author Signed)Random House 1989 0394563689 First Edition; Second Printing Hardcover Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket Signed by AuthorInscribed and signed on endpaper by Nancy Reagan. Dust Jacket now in Mylar Protective Cover. Nancy Davis Reagan (born Anne Frances Robbins; July 6, 1921) is the widow of the 40th President of the United States, Ronald Reagan, and was First Lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989.Born in New York City, her parents divorced soon after her birth and she grew up in Maryland, living with an aunt and uncle while her mother pursued acting jobs. As Nancy Davis, she was an actress in Hollywood in the 1940s and 1950s, starring in films such as Donovan's Brain, Night into Morning, and Hellcats of the Navy. In 1952, she married Ronald Reagan, who was then president of the Screen Actors Guild, and they had two children. Reagan was the First Lady of California when her husband was Governor from 1967 to 1975. In that capacity, she began work with the Foster Grandparents Program.Nancy Reagan became First Lady of the United States in January 1981 following her husband's election. She was criticized early in his first term largely due to her decision to replace the White House china, despite it being paid for by private donations. Nancy restored a Kennedy-esque glamor to the White House following years of lax formality, and her interest in high-end fashion garnered much attention, as well as criticism. She championed recreational drug prevention causes by founding the "Just Say No" drug awareness campaign, which was considered her major initiative as first lady. Always protective of her husband, more controversy ensued when it was revealed in 1988 that she had consulted an astrologer to assist in planning the president's schedule after the 1981 assassination attempt on her husband. She had a strong influence on her husband and played a role in a few of his personnel and diplomatic decisions.; 9.30 X 6 X 1.50 inches; 400 pages; Signed by Author Price:
149.97 USD

Reed, John AHistory of the 101st regiment, Pennsylvania veteran volunteer infantry 1861-1865,Chicago L.S. Dickey & Co 1910 First Edition; First Impression Hardcover Very Good with no dust jacket Signed by AuthorSigned first edition. Blue cloth, gold lettering. Inscribed "Compliments John A. Reed to William J. Booth, April 20, 1921." John was a private in Company H who was appointed 2nd Lieut. , N. C. Union Vols. , Dec. 1863, Luther S. Dickey (publisher) was collaborator. Fold out map of North Carolina showing principal engagements. Chapters include, among others, From the Organization of the REgiment to Yorktown, Fair Oaks to White Oak Swamp, Spinola Raid to Blounts Creek, The Battle of Plymouth and the capture of the Regiment, Biographical sketch of Col Wilson, Morris, Sheafer, and Lieut. Col. Tayoor and Adjuntant Longenecker, Life in Confederate Prisons, Escape from Forence Military Prison, Life in Andersonville, etc. We provide delivery tracking on US orders. Very Rare Civil War.; Photos, Maps; 5 pages; In Lawyer's Bookcase in Family Room ; Signed by Author Price:
159.97 USD

Reed, Talbot BainesRoger Ingleton, Minor, etc. A taleLondon sampson l 1896 First Edition; First Impression Hardcover Very Good with no dust jacket Grey cover with black and gold print. Very handsome book. Endpapers have turned brown from age and becoming brittle. Talbot Baines Reed (3 April 1852 – 28 November 1893) was an English writer of boys' fiction who established a genre of school stories that endured into the mid-20th century. Among his best-known work is The Fifth Form at St. Dominic's. He was a regular and prolific contributor to The Boy's Own Paper (B.O.P.), in which most of his fiction first appeared. Through his family's business, Reed became a prominent typefounder, and wrote a standard work on the subject: History of the Old English Letter Foundries. Reed's father, Charles Reed, was a successful London printer who later became a Member of Parliament (MP). Tributes honoured him both for his contribution to children's fiction and for his work as the definitive historian of English typefounding.Reed's regular readers included the young P.G. Wodehouse, who particularly loved the school stories. (Wikipedia); 8vo 8" - 9" tall Price:
9.97 USD

Reeve, BThe Gunpowder PlotMilan , Il The Rail Splitter Press c1930 First Edition; Various Paperback Good with No dust jacket as issued Paper pamplet published by an Anti-Catholic publisher who published hundreds of such pamplets. Former owners name written on front. Front cover of pamplet is foxing due to age. Book now in archival sleeve to protect condition. Rare. Paperback may indicate a booklet, phamplet, tract or book.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall Price:
29.97 USD

Reeves, R. AmbroseA Quiet RoomHarper & Brothers First Impression Hard Cover Fine with no dust jacket In affectionate remembrance of a company of men and women at St. Peters Church, New york. A book of prayers and offices. We provide delivery tracking on US orders. ; Price:
14.97 USD

Reiche, MariaGeheimnis der Wuste/ Mystery on the Desert/ Secreto de la Pampa Preliminaries for a Scientific Interpretation of the Pre-Historic Ground-Drawings of Nazca, Peru and Introduction to Their StudyHeinrich Fink GmbH 1976 First Edition; First Impression Hardcover Very Good with No dust jacket as issued Signed by AuthorRare author signed edition dated 1978. This book reflects the preliminaries for a scientific interpretation of the pre-historic ground drawings of Nazca, Peru and introduction to thier study. Maria Reiche (15 May 1903 – 8 June 1998) was a German-born Peruvian mathematician, archaeologist, and technical translator. She is known for her research into the Nazca Lines, which she discovered together with American historian Paul Kosok in 1940. Known as the "Lady of the Lines", Reiche made the documentation, preservation and public dissemination of the Nazca Lines her life's work. In 1932, she began work as a nanny and governess for the children of the German consul in Cusco, Peru. In 1934, while still in Cusco, she accidentally stabbed herself with a cactus and lost a finger to gangrene. In 1939, she became a teacher in Lima and worked on scientific translations. When World War II broke out that year, Maria stayed in Peru and discovered the lines and figures of Nazca while she was flying over the Nazca desert.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 92 pages; Signed by Author Price:
39.97 USD

Reid, Bertha WestbrookWallace Reid His life storyNew York Sorg Pub. Co 1923 First Edition; First Impression Hardcover Good with no dust jacket Blue cover with gold print shows spotting Very rare account of Wallace Reid by his mother. William Wallace Reid was named the silent "screens most perfect lover" by Motion Picture Magazine. Born William Wallace Reid in St. Louis, Missouri into a show business family, his mother Bertha Westbrook was an actress and his father, Hal Reid(1860-1920), worked successfully in a variety of theatrical jobs, travelling the country. As a boy, Wallace Reid was performing on stage at an early age but acting was put on hold while he obtained an education at Freehold Military School in Freehold, New Jersey. A gifted all-around athlete, Reid participated in a number of sports while also following an interest in music, learning to play the piano, banjo, drums, and the violin. As a teenager, he spent time in Wyoming where he learned to be an outdoorsman.Reid was drawn to the burgeoning motion picture industry by his father who would shift from the theatre to acting, writing, and directing films. In 1910, a 19-year-old Wallace Reid appeared in his first motion picture called The Phoenix. while working on location in Oregon making The Valley of the Giants (1919), Reid was injured in a train wreck and in order to keep on filming he was prescribed morphine for his pain. The powerful drug almost immediately led to a deadly addiction but Reid kept on working at a frantic pace in films that were growing more physically demanding and changing from 15-20 minutes in duration to as much as an hour. Reid's morphine dependency deepened at a time when proper help for any form of addiction was non-existent. By late 1922, his health had deteriorated badly and after contracting the flu, he fell into a coma from which he never recovered.Dead at age thirty-one, Wallace Reid was interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California.Unlike the self-destructive behavior of other stars of that era such as Barbara La Marr, Jack Pickford, and Jeanne Eagels whose death resulted from drugs and/or alcohol abuse, historical records point to Wallace Reid being a victim of medical ignorance. (Wikipedia). Very Rare.; Photos; 104 pages Price:
39.97 USD

Reid, Charles SloanPersons, places and happenings in old WalhallaWalhalla, SC Walhalla Historical Society 1960 First Edition; First Impression Hardcover Very Good with no dust jacket Signed by AuthorGreen cover gold lettering. Signed by Brennecke and Carter. Numerous surnames. Has envelope in back that has historical article and the newspaper clipping regarding books release. History, Americana, Genealogy references. Scarce. ; Photos; 210 pages; Signed by Author Price:
80.97 USD

Reid, ChristianValerie Aylmer, A NovelNew York, NY D. Appleton and Company 1872 First Edition; First Impression Hardcover Good with No dust jacket as issued Signed by AuthorRed cloth binding with Decorative outline and stain on front cover. Corners dented and edges worn. Hinges weak. Author signed " Compliments of the author, C. Reid written in pencil on the front endpaper. Very rare signed copy. Frances Christine Fisher Tiernan (July 5, 1846 – March 24, 1920), who used the pen name Christian Reid, was a 19th-century American author who wrote over 50 novels including The Land of the Sky. In 1870, Tiernan published her first novel, Valerie Aylmer. In 1909, Tiernan was awarded the Laetare Medal by the University of Notre Dame, in Indiana. This medal is given annually to a lay member of the Catholic Church for distinguished services in literature, art, science, or philosophy. Tiernan's receipt of the medal was the first when it was awarded to a Southerner. Fisher died March 24, 1920 in Salisbury, N.C. and is buried at Chestnut Hill Cemetery. Rare signed first novel. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 221 pages; Signed by Author Price:
69.97 USD

Reid, John CalvinThanksgiving in the Face of Atomic BombsPittsburg PA MT. Lebanon Presbyterian Church N.D. First Impression Paperback Very Good with no dust jacket This booklet is protected by an archival quality sleeve to maintain present condition. Booklet Paperback may indicate a booklet, phamplet, tract or book.; 16mo; 10 pages Price:
3.68 USD

Reisler, JimBefore They Were the Bombers The New York Yankees' Early Years, 1903-1919McFarland & Company 2002 0786412267 First Edition; Various Hardcover Very Good in Very Good dust jacket Beautiful scarce collectors grade copy of this book. Many histories of the New York Yankees only skim the early years in their rush to pick up with the 1919 season when Babe Ruth joined the team and go on to celebrate the careers of Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, and Whitey Ford, and the team’s World Series titles. But what about the Yankees before these big names?

The early Yankees, who spent their first 12 years known as the Highlanders and were occasionally known as the Americans and the Invaders, get the attention they deserve in this work. It tells the story up until the 1919 acquisition of Ruth, beginning with 1903 when the team was formed from the remnants of the Baltimore Orioles. Led by future Hall of Famers "Wee" Willie Keeler, Jack Chesbro, and Clark Griffith, they were the most expensive major league team ever assembled—but they are remembered primarily for their terrible failures, which included losing a club-low 103 games in 1908 and finishing 55 games out of first place in 1912. Yes, the Yankees. ; 0.83 x 10.34 x 7.12 Inche; 282 pages Price:
36.97 USD

Uncommonly articulate letters from a young German-American soldier with the Union forces.

During a conflict that saw death visit many households in the land, this is the story of a young recruit’s devotion to family and nation. William Remmel’s letters cover more than two full years of service in the 121st New York Infantry Regiment during the Civil War, from August 1862 to October of 1864. They provide details on military and social history in the eastern theater of operations and on the experience of the homefront in upstate New York among a largely immigrant, working-class family and community. Like every other soldier in every other war, Remmel’s experiences are both universal and unique. They are universal in his experience of boredom, privation, discomfort, and ultimately, obliteration. His circumstances were idiosyncratic in that he was an immigrant boy, serious, thoughtful, articulate, who represents a constituency of one.

Sergeant Remmel’s unit (which was for a time commanded by Emory Upton, an important figure in the post-war army) was part of the 6th Corps, Army of the Potomac. He was a German immigrant who had settled with his parents and family in far upstate New York. The author wrote in English and apparently his parents responded in German. Perhaps this cultural difference led Remmel to be particularly careful in his writing and to explain events with unusual precision.

In addition to the important material on an immigrant family’s experience, Remmel also deals with the question of slavery, illness and hospital care (when he was wounded), the problem of hard war/total war, as well as the campaigns of Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and the Shenandoah Valley in 1864. He disappears, MIA, at the Battle of Cedar Creek, October 19, 1864. His family believed he died as a POW at Andersonville Prison, and they spent a good deal of time and effort vainly trying to determine his fate.

Rendall, Gerald H.Marcus Aurelius Antoninus to HimselfLondon Macmillan 1926 Golden Treasury; First Impression Hardcover Very Good with no dust jacket Brown leather with gold border to covers. Gilt edges. Some wear to fold. Boxed in slipcase. Handsome book. Gold ribbon bookmark. Looks never read. "Gerald Henry Rendall (the translator) was an English educator and college administrator, born at Harrow, where his father was assistant master. He was educated at Harrow and at Trinity College, Cambridge, graduating BA as 4th Classic in 1874. He was a fellow and assistant tutor at Trinity from 1875 to 1880. Scarce in this condition.; Macmillan's Golden Treasury; Illustrated; 24mo 5" - 6" tall; 164 pages Price:
18.97 USD

Replogle, Emma A. MIndian Eve and Her Descendants An Indian Story of Bedford County, PennsylvaniaHuntingtdon, Pa J.L. Rupert, Book and Job Printer 1911 First Edition; First Impression Hardcover Good with no dust jacket Brown cloth cover soiled. Hinges weak. Signed by Elmer E Earnest 11-1927. Book now in archival sleeve to protect condition.Rare story and family history of the Earnest family from Bedford County, Pennsylvania. This is not a reprint and is the original printing.Rare. ; Photographs; 128 pages; Signed by Notable Personage, Related Price:
39.97 USD

Reps, John WilliamTidewater towns city planning in colonial Virginia and Maryland,Colonial Williamsburg Foundation; distributed by the University Press of Virginia, Charlottesville 1972 0910412871 First Edition; First Impression Hardcover Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket Signed by AuthorAuthor signed bookplate on endpaper. Dust Jacket now in Mylar Protective Cover. Prior owners name and book plate in front. ; Williamsburg architectural studies; Maps, illustrations; Oblong 8vo 8" to 9"; 345 pages; Signed by Author Price:
39.97 USD

Reuland, RobertHollowpoint A Novel (Author Signed)Random House 2001 0375505016 First Edition; 1st Hardcover Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket Signed by AuthorSigned by Author on Title Page. Beautiful scarce collectors grade copy of this book. Dust Jacket now in Mylar Protective Cover. Also includes photo of author at book signing, signing books. In the steps of John Grisham and Scott Turow: a brilliant debut novel of psychological suspense by a Brooklyn assistant district attorney. ; 1 x 9.3 x 6.4 Inches; 288 pages; p; Signed by Author Price:
13.97 USD

Reuland, RobertSemiautomatic A NovelRandom House 2004 0375505024 First Edition; First Printing Hardcover Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket Signed by AuthorSigned by Author on Title Page. Beautiful scarce collectors grade copy of this book. Dust Jacket now in Mylar Protective Cover. Robert Reulands hard-edged yet elegant writing has drawn comparisonsto that of writers as far-flung as Chandler, Hemingway, and T. S. Eliot, but his voice is all his own. With Reuland delivers another fist-in-the-gut novel set inside the courtroom and on the darkened street corners of Brooklyn. Drawing on his experience as a homicide prosecutor, Reuland captures lives on the edge, men and women working and dying in a very real world that most of us never see, although it exists right under our noses.Semiautomatic follows Reulands acclaimed debut, Hollowpoint which introduced antihero Andrew Giobberti, a prosecutor reckoning with his daughters accidental death while investigating a murder case that hits far too close to home. Now, eighteen months later, we find Gio gun-shy, living a rote existence, working in the sleepily academic Appeals Bureau. Then an opportunity comes for personal and professional rebirth: a murder trial.

Gio vows to play this one by the book, yet the difficulty of doing that quickly becomes apparent. He is paired with prosecutor Laurel Ashfield, and the two establish an instant mutual dislike. A key witness disappears. The case detective is conspicuously unavailable. The district attorney himself seems to have far more interest in the trial than the mundane facts would seem to merit. And Gio learns that it was not by chance that he was picked for this case.Gio is swept into the seamy, seedy world of Brooklyn politics and prosecution, caught between decent lives and indecent corruption, between streets that are already too dangerous and a killer who will most certainly kill again. ; (Author Signed); 1 x 9.3 x 6.1 Inches; 256 pages; p; Signed by Author Price:
14.97 USD

Reynolds, Elizabeth TalbotThe memories of Susan,Plimpton Press 1941 First Edition; First Impression Hardcover Good with no dust jacket Signed by AuthorBlue cover with gold lettering. Photo of little girl on front. Some white spots on cover, but contents clean and tight. A wonderful story of "Susan" growing up in Boston. Signed by author on Title Page. Rare. ; 41 pages; Signed by Author Price:
39.97 USD

Reynolds, JamesSovereign Britain (Author Signed)Putnam 1955 First Edition; First Impression Hardcover Very Good in Good dust jacket Signed by AuthorAuthor's signature on title page, otherwise book is clean of markings. Dust jacket has one tear on the back about 1/4 inch long. Dust jacket is now protected in Brodart. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 368 pages; Signed by Author Price:
11.97 USD

Rice, John HMemoir of James Brainerd TaylorNew York Published by John P. Haven 1834 First Edition; Various Hardcover Poor with no dust jacket 1834 printing and NOT a reprint. Foxing. Tape on bottom portion of spine. Cover has heavy wear. James Brainerd Taylor was born in the shipbuilding town of Middle Haddam, Connecticut, on April 15, 1801. He is a maternal collateral descendant (cousin, four times removed) of famed American missionary David Brainerd (1718–1747) and a paternal collateral descendant of the famed Church of England clergyman-author Jeremy Taylor (1613–1667). The fourth of eleven children, he and his siblings were all raised in the town's Protestant Episcopal Church, Christ Church (est. 1785). His role in the spiritual revival at Yale and the surrounding area, and his receiving of a license to preach as an evangelist from the Middlesex Consociation of the Congregational Church on October 8, 1828, in East Haddam, Connecticut, are two highlights of Taylor's brief two years as a student in New Haven. Taylor died just seventeen days shy of his twenty-eighth birthday. With the bottom of his epitaph reading, "Reader, his epitaph is what he would have yours to be, A sinner saved by grace," the remains of J. B. Taylor are today at the Hampden-Sydney College Church Cemetery.; 330 pages Price:
19.97 USD

Rice, John RThe Scarlet Sin and Other Revival SermonsSword of the Lord 1951 First Edition Hardcover Very Good in Poor dust jacket Signed by AuthorRed cover with gold lettering. Inscribed and signed "In Jesus name, John R. Rice, Ps 126:6, Luke 11:13.". Rare signed copy very clean contents. Dust is in poor condition, but now in mylar cover. John R. Rice was born in Cooke County, Texas in 1895, the son of William H. and Sallie Elizabeth La Prade Rice, and the oldest of three brothers. Will Rice was a small businessman, a lay preacher, and a one-term state legislator "well respected in the community." (Will Rice was also a Mason, an Odd Fellow, and "an ardent Klansman"—all of which memberships his son later believed were "mistakes.") The death of John R. Rice's mother when he was six years old left a lasting mark on the man.At twelve Rice made a profession of faith and joined his parents' Southern Baptist Church. After being educated in public schools, he earned a teaching certificate and taught in a local primary school himself. In 1916 Rice entered Decatur Baptist College, (now Dallas Baptist University) Decatur, Texas--riding his cow pony 120 miles to get there. In 1918, he was drafted into the Army, but after his discharge the following year, he attended Baylor University, from which he graduated in 1920. Rice was attending graduate school at the University of Chicago and volunteering at the Pacific Garden Mission when he was called to the full-time ministry and returned to Texas. He married Lloys McClure Cooke, whom he had met at Decatur, and shortly thereafter he entered Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Rare.; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; Signed by Author Price:
44.97 USD

Rice, John R.Evolution or The Bible- Which?Murfreesboro, TN Sword of the Lord 1963 0873982061 First Edition Paperback Very Good with no dust jacket This booklet is protected by an archival quality sleeve to maintain present condition. Booklet Paperback may indicate a booklet, phamplet, tract or book.; 12mo; 35 pages Price:
5.21 USD

Rice, John R.Crossing the Deadline!Wheaton, Ill Sword of the Lord 1953 0873981235 First Edition; Fourth Printing paperback Very Good with no dust jacket This booklet is protected by an archival quality sleeve to maintain present condition. Paperback may indicate a booklet, phamplet, tract or book.; 12mo; 32 pages Price:
12.56 USD

" Otis Rice tells the dramatic story of how the first state beyond the mountains came into being. Kentucky dates its settled history from the founding of Harrodsburg in 1774 and of Boonesborough in 1775. But the drama of frontier Kentucky had its beginnings a full century before the arrival of James Harrod and Daniel Boone. The early history of the Bluegrass state is a colorful and significant chapter in the expansion of the American frontier. Rice traces the development of Kentucky through the end of the Revolutionary War. He deals with four major themes: the great imperial rivalry between England and France in the mid-eighteenth century for control of the Ohio Valley; the struggle of white settlers to possess lands claimed by the Indians and the liquidation of Indian rights through treaties and bloody conflicts; the importance of the land, the role of the speculator, and the progress of settlement; the conquest of a wilderness bountiful in its riches but exacting in its demands and the planting of political, social, and cultural institutions. Included are maps that show the changing boundaries of Kentucky as it moved toward statehood.

Riddick, Harry H.The Memoirs of a Seagoing Soldier in World War IIMobile, AL Author 2007 First Edition; First Impression Paperback Near Fine with no dust jacket Signed by AuthorLooks new. Inscribed and signed by author on title page and singed by author on dedicatory page. Book now in archival sleeve to protect condition. Rare.; Photographs; Signed by Author Price:
34.97 USD

Rider, KateVail Valley A Special EditionFrederic Printing. 1990 First Edition; First Impression Hardcover Very Good in Very Good dust jacket Signed by AuthorSigned by Author. Looks new. Large heavy book.; Photographs and illustrations; Signed by Author Price:
15.97 USD

Ridpath, John ClarkLife And Work Of James A Garfield, Twentieth President Of The United States... & Tragic Story Of His DeathCincinnati, OH Jones Brothers & Company 1882 Memorial Edition; First Printing Hardcover Good with no dust jacket Leather binding with gilt lettering and page edges. Cover worn at edges and hinges. One engraving has chips around edges, but no damage to the portrait area. An account of the scenes and incedents of his boyhood; the struggles of his youth; the might of his earlymanhood; His valor as a soldier; his career as a statesman; His election to the Presidency and The tragic story of his death. Excellent collector's piece! ; - Memorial Edition; Engravings and illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 795 pages Price:
29.97 USD

Riggle, H. M.The Christian Church Its Rise and ProgressFaith Pub House 1988 0686291441 First Edition; First Printing Hardcover Good with no dust jacket 1912 edition not a reprint. Some wear to edges and pages showing browning. May have musty smell due to age and storage. Looks like clear varnish on spine for protection. Rare. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 488 pages Price:
27.97 USD

Riley, William BellAt Sunset, or After 80Butler, IN Higley Press 1943 Second Edition; First Impression Hardcover Very Good in Good dust jacket Illustrated by Al F Mettel Author was founder and President of The Northwestern Theological Seminary and Bible Training School. ; Cover Art; 159 pages Price:
8.97 USD

Ritchie, J. Ewing & leighton bros.The Pictorial Edition of the Life & Discoveries of David LivingstoneLondon A. Fullarton & Co. 1877 First Edition (?); First Impression Hardcover Fair with no dust jacket Illustrated by leighton bros. A single volume only. Looks as if last few pages are missing. Beautiful Color plate wood engravings and black and white engravings, some full page.. Hinges library taped. Heavy foxing to Title page and other pages and text pages browning from age. Some of the color engraving and black and white engravings including those of Livingston, Stanley, Rev. Moffat, Murchison, and various native scenes are excellent and suitable for framing. Former owner signature in front with date 1877. ; Color Engravings; Price:
59.97 USD

Rix, Guy SHistory and genealogy of the Ricks family of America; Containing biographical sketches and genealogies of both males and femalesLogan, UT Joel Ricks 1908 Reprint Photocopy; Photocopy Paperback Very Good with no dust jacket Photocopy of a reprint of the 1909 edition compiled by Guy Rix, Concord, N.H. and published by Joel Ricks, Logan Utah. In manila folder or binder. Covers genealogical information of the Rix family starting in Virginia and North Carolina. Also includes many other surnames. There are several faint images of personages due to copies if the images. There is a lot of historic information regarding military service, local history, and memories. Extensive surname index. The numbering arrangement of families follows that of the New England Historical Society of Boston, Mass. ; Photocopies of photos; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 184 pages Price:
24.97 USD

Robb, J.D. (Nora Roberts)Born in Death (Author Signed)G. P. Putnam's Sons 2006 0399153470 First Edition; First Printing Hardcover Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket Signed by AuthorAuthor Signed. Beautiful scarce collectors grade copy of this book. Dust Jacket now in Mylar Protective Cover.Set in New York City in 2060, bestseller Roberts's latest police thriller under her Robb pseudonym in her Lt. Eve Dallas series (Naked in Death, etc.) offers her usual engaging characters. Dallas's investigation of the brutal murders of Natalie Copperfield, a 26-year-old accountant, and Copperfield's boyfriend becomes entangled with the search for Tandy Willowby, a pregnant friend who mysteriously vanishes shortly before her due date. Dallas discovers that Copperfield had stumbled on some white-collar fraud at her high-profile accounting firm, while Willowby's disappearance may be part of a series of abductions. Predictably, the two cases converge, and the mystery's solution becomes obvious. Newcomers, who may be dismayed at how little things will have changed in more than 50 years, would do better to start with earlier books in this near-future suspense series.; 1.1 x 8.3 x 5.8 Inches; 352 pages; Eve Dallas has a grisly double homicide to solve when two young lovers-both employees of the same prestigious accounting firm-are brutally killed on the same night. It doesn't leave Eve a lot of leftover time to put together a baby shower for her buddy Mavis, but that's supposedly what friends are for.

Now Mavis needs another favor. Tandy Willowby, one of the moms-to-be in Mavis's birthing class, didn't show up for the shower. A recent emigrant from London, Tandy has few friends in New York, and no family-and she was really looking forward to the party. And when Eve enters Tandy's apartment and finds a gift for Mavis's shower wrapped and ready on the table-and a packed bag for the hospital still on the floor next to it-tingling runs up and down her spine.

Normally, such a case would be turned over to Missing Persons. But Mavis wants no one else on the job but Eve-and Eve can't say no. She'll have to track Tandy down while simultaneously unearthing the deals and double-crosses hidden in the files of some of the city's richest and most secretive citizens, in a race against this particularly vicious killer. Luckily, her multimillionaire husband Roarke's expertise comes in handy with the number crunching. But as he mines the crucial data that will break the case wide open, Eve faces an all too real danger in the world of flesh and blood.; Signed by Author Price:
11.97 USD

Robert R. Taylor, Jr.A Review of "Shall We Splinter"Jonesboro, AK National Christian Press, Inc. 1985 093491608X First Edition; First Impression Paperback Very Good with no dust jacket Rare work on marriage and divorce from the biblical perspective. This book is protected by an archival quality sleeve to maintain present condition. Paperback may indicate a booklet, phamplet, tract or book. Price:
26.20 USD

Roberts, John EmersonThe Saw-Dust-TrailKansas City, MO Author 1916 First Edition; First Printing Paperback Very Good with no dust jacket A series of five lectures delivered in May and June 1916 in Kansas City, Mo under the auspices of The Church of This World. Delivered in the Shubert Theatre and Willis Wood Theatre. Paperback may indicate a booklet, phamplet, tract or book. Rare.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 63 pages Price:
49.97 USD

Robertson, Frederick W.Christian Progress by Oblivion of the Past, and other SermonsNew York Thomas Y. Crowell & Company 1895 First Edition; First Printing Hardcover Good with no dust jacket Cover soiled, has photo in cameo on front of author. Gift inscription in front from a Sunday School teacher to her pupil in 1895. This is not a reprint. Very minor pencil notations in book otherwise clean. Rare. ; 24mo 5" - 6" tall; 146 pages Price:
19.97 USD